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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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